The Elwak–Mandera Road, is a rural road in Kenya. The road links Elwak, to the town of

Mandera Mandera ( so, Mandheera) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around , near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia. Districts Mandera is the capital of the Mandera District. As a ...

, in the country's extreme northeast, near the tri-point where the borders of

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...

and

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...

meet.

Location

The road starts at Elwak,

Mandera County Mandera County is the northeasternmost county in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest. According to the 2019 census, the county has ...

, at the border with the town of

El Wak, Somalia El Wak (; var. Ceel Waaq) is a divided city on the Somalia-Kenya border. The Somali portion is located in the southwestern Gedo region of Jubaland state, where it is the seat of one of the region's seven districts. Etymology The place name "Cee ...

. It travels in a general northerly direction through a village called ''Warankara'', continuing north to the town of

Rhamu Rhamu ( so, Raamo Raaxa) is a town in the Mandera County of Kenya and is the second largest town of the district. It sits across the Dawa River from the town of Sathe in Ethiopia. It is largely populated by the Garre Somali clan co-existing with ...

, at the border with Ethiopia, a distance of approximately . At Rhamu, the road turns east for another to end at

, the headquarters of

, for a total distance of .

Overview

This road is an important transport corridor for traffic from

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

and

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ...

destined for Mandera. It also facilitates trade between Kenya and her neighbors to the north and northeast; Ethiopia and Somalia respectively. Travel along this road, although safer compared to a shorter route through

Lafey Lafey is a town and sub-county in the Mandera County of Kenya. It sits in the northeast part of the country, at the international border with Somalia. Location The town is approximately , north-east of Elwak, the nearest large town. This is ap ...

, is longer in distance and bumpier, due to the rough condition of the road.

Updating to bitumen surface

In March 2016, the government of Kenya publicly committed to upgrading this gravel-surfaced road to class II bitumen surface with culverts, drainage channels and shoulders, before the end of 2018.

References

External links

The Road to El Wak, Mandera
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elwak-Mandera Road Roads in Kenya Geography of Kenya Transport in Kenya Mandera County

Location

Overview

Updating to bitumen surface

See also

References

External links